Artists category: 3350 books

  William-Adolphe Bouguereau used ancient themes, making new readings of classical myths. He settled his abundant fantasy space with a romanticized selection of angels, women and children. A skilled draftsman and expert of human anatomy, he sensitively captured nuances of character...

Mel Gibson is an American and Australian actor, screenwriter, director, producer and investor. Gibson grew up in Peekskill, New York, and moved with his family to Australia at the age of twelve.   Gibson's first major roles were in the Mad Max series, with Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome...

This sensitive and compelling biography sheds new light on John Singer Sargent’s art through an intimate history of his family. Karen Corsano and Daniel Williman focus especially on his niece and muse, Rose-Marie Ormond, telling her story for the first time. In a score of paintings created between...

René Doumic, membre de l'Académie française, chroniqueur littéraire au Journal des Débats, était un critique important et écouté au début du 20e siècle. Il peint magistralement dans ce livre la vie, le caractère et l'oeuvre...

Maurice André a un don. Plus qu’un trompettiste renommé, c’est un Artiste incontesté, un « maître » véritable, qui a marqué son siècle et laissé de nombreux héritiers. Reconnu plus que connu, il nous offre enfin son autobiographie, aidé en cela par Thierry Martin, afin que l’on sache qui se cache vraiment derrière l’instrument de cuivre qui a fait sa renommée.

In 1983, Christine Taylor Patten was hired as one of the people who took care of Georgia O’Keeffe, then ninety-six. Also an artist, Patten served as nurse, cook, companion, and friend to the older woman. This intimate account of the year of Patten’s employment offers a rare glimpse of O’Keeffe’s daily life when she could no longer see well enough to paint.

15 Jahre vor Coco Chanel befreite Emilie Flöge die Frauen von Korsett und Mieder. Gemeinsam mit ihren zwei Schwestern betrieb sie den "Salon Flöge“ in Wien: Wer gesellschaftlich etwas auf sich hielt, ließ sich ein Haus von Josef Hoffmann bauen und einrichten, die Dame des Hauses von Klimt...

As a kid, Streisand visited Bais Yakov School, where she sang in the institution choir. Noting primary institution, Streisand was a pupil at Erasmus Hall High School where she kindlied future collaborator, Neil Diamond. Also prior to Barbra completed from senior high school; she was taking a trip...

Clint Eastwood, perhaps the most famous face on the face of the Earth at one moment. That is why he is the main story of this biographical journey, and why the author Stewart Wolmark exactly chose him over several other big names in the entire entertainment industry.He says that in order to be an American...

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On désigne sous le nom de Renaissance l’influence exercée, à la fin du moyen âge, sur les civilisations modernes par la littérature, la philosophie et les arts antiques. De la nature de cette influence et de l’époque à laquelle elle s’est manifestée, on a longuement discuté : on l’a...

This delightful book combines 25 stories about dogs with 16 playful drawings by famous Canadian writer, artist, and animal lover Emily Carr. She tells of her joys and tribulations raising Old English sheepdogs, from her decision to start a kennel to the sad day when she had to close it. With each...

Norval Morrisseau’s revered work has been honoured, copied and recognized throughout the art world and beyond. Less widely known but equally captivating is the artist’s personal life story, which poet and biographer Armand Garnet Ruffo related in his powerful narrative biography, Norval Morrisseau:...

Arthur Erickson, Canada's pre-eminent philosopher architect, was renowned internationally for his innovative approach to landscape, his genius for spatial composition, and his epic vision of architecture for people. Among his most celebrated large-scale works are three that helped to define Vancouver's...